Good news from the Voldemort Affair (the unpleasantness formerly known as the Global War on Terror, these days it appears to be some kind of contretemps with Those Who Must Not Be Named). President Obama’s order to kill or capture Anwar al-Awlaki, one of Al Qaeda’s chief propagandists, has finally been carried out. The NYT […]

The issue of sexual abuse by Catholic clergy has been festering now for about two decades. It shows no signs of going away. The issue is based on real facts, more of which keep coming out. At the same time, the issue is fanned by a secular media culture which relishes it with a good […]

It feels like the bad old days of the Bush administration as the whole world lines up to criticize American leadership — or the lack thereof. German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schäuble said the US-backed idea to leverage the EU bailout fund so that the same amount of money could bail out bigger debt disasters was […]

Economic growth is increasingly taking place at the technological frontier. We need policies that keep pushing that frontier forward.

Democratic institutions aren't sufficient in themselves to keep the wealthy few from concentrating political power.

The Origin of Species is a better guide to our economy than The Wealth of Nations.

Why have some financial firms weathered the crisis better than others? The answers contain lessons for how to regulate the industry.

A plan to ditch the income tax, make taxation fairer and aid economic growth all at the same time.

How U.S. ethanol policy creates global food insecurity.

A financial plutocracy contributed to Britain's demise as a global power. Is the same fate in store for America?